Cost of living in Willowbrook, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,747 a month.
Willowbrook is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $99,239 a year.
- People
- 9,131
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,747
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $99,239
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $358,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,011
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Willowbrook, Illinois has about 9,131 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $358,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in DuPage County is $2,011 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Willowbrook. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, prices sit at 103.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Illinois taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Willowbrook's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Illinois home paid 19.22¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Willowbrook's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Illinois in the table we use.
Among 648 places we list in Illinois with a rent figure, 74 have higher typical rent than Willowbrook.
Nearby places
- Burr Ridge
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Willowbrook - Clarendon Hills
Typical rent $1,142
Compare with Willowbrook - Indian Head Park
Typical rent $1,746
Compare with Willowbrook - Hinsdale
Typical rent $1,924
Compare with Willowbrook - Westmont
Typical rent $1,533
Compare with Willowbrook - Darien
Typical rent $1,857
Compare with Willowbrook - Western Springs
Typical rent $2,006
- Countryside
Typical rent $1,180
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Illinois
Bigger places in Illinois
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.